Onslow Stevens
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Born | Onslow Ford Stevenson March 29, 1902 Los Angeles, California, US |
Died | January 5, 1977 Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, US | (aged 74)
Resting place | Valhala Memorial Park Cemetery |
Other names | Onslow Stevenson |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1928–1962 |
Spouse(s) | Rose Heit (m. 1961) Ann Buchanan (m. 1936) (divorced) Phyllis Cooper Stevens (1934–1935) (divorced) Vanessie Clark |
Parent(s) | Houseley Stevenson |
Onslow Stevens (born Onslow Ford Stevenson; March 29, 1902 – January 5, 1977) was an American stage, television and film actor.
Early years[]
Born in Los Angeles, California, Stevens was the son of British-born character actor Houseley Stevenson.[1]
Career[]
Stevens became involved in performing in 1926 at the Pasadena Community Playhouse,[2] where his entire family worked as performers, directors and teachers.
His Broadway debut came in Stage Door (1936).[2] He performed in over 80 films, at first as the lead actor, but mostly in character roles later in his career.
Death[]
He spent the last years of his life in a nursing home in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California,[2] where, according to his wife, he was abused by his fellow residents and that his death was neither from natural causes nor an accident.[3] He died of pneumonia after suffering a broken hip in 1977, at the age of 74. His interment was in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery with an unmarked grave.
Recognition[]
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Onslow Stevens has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6349 Hollywood Boulevard.[4]
Filmography[]
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1931 | The Gay Diplomat | Lieutenant | Film debut, Uncredited |
1932 | Radio Patrol | Carl Hughes | |
Heroes of the West | Tom Crosby | ||
Okay, America! | Henchman | Uncredited | |
Jungle Mystery | Jack Morgan | (Chapter 12) | |
Once in a Lifetime | Lawrence Vail | ||
The Golden West | Calvin Brown | ||
Born to Fight | Clark Moran | ||
1933 | Nagana | Dr. Roy Stark | |
Peg o' My Heart | Sir Gerald "Jerry" Markham | ||
Secret of the Blue Room | Frank Faber | ||
Only Yesterday | Barnard, Party Guest | ||
Counsellor at Law | John P. Tedesco | ||
1934 | Bombay Mail | John Hawley | |
This Side of Heaven | Walter | ||
The Crosby Case | Francis Scott Graham | ||
I Like It That Way | Harry Rogers | ||
I'll Tell the World | Prince Michael | ||
The Vanishing Shadow | Stanley Stanfield | ||
Affairs of a Gentleman | Lyn Durland | ||
In Love with Life | Prof. John Applegate | ||
I Can't Escape | Steve Nichols | ||
House of Danger | Don Phillips | ||
1935 | Life Returns | Dr. John Kendrick | |
A Notorious Gentleman | John Barrett | ||
Born to Gamble | Dan 'Ace' Cartwright/Henry Mathews | ||
The Three Musketeers | Aramis | ||
Grand Exit | John Grayson | ||
Forced Landing | Farraday | ||
1936 | The Bridge of Sighs | Jeffrey 'Jeff' Powell | |
Yellow Dust | Jack Hanway | ||
Three on the Trail | Pecos Kane | ||
Under Two Flags | Sidi-Ben Youssiff | ||
F-Man | Mr. Shaw | ||
Easy Money | Dan Adams | ||
Straight from the Shoulder | Mr. Wendi | ||
Murder with Pictures | Nate Girard | ||
1937 | You Can't Buy Luck | Joe Baldwin | |
Flight From Glory | Ellis | ||
There Goes the Groom | Dr. Becker | ||
1939 | When Tomorrow Comes | Jim Holden | |
Those High Grey Walls | Dr. Frank Norton | ||
1940 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Frederick Keller | |
Mystery Sea Raider | Carl Cutler | ||
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? | Bob Dunbar | ||
1941 | The Monster and the Girl | J. Stanley McMasters | Alternative titles: The Avenging Brain D.O.A. |
Go West, Young Lady | Tom Hannegan | ||
1942 | Sunset Serenade | Gregg Jackson | |
1943 | Idaho | State Ranger Bob Stevens | |
Appointment in Berlin | Rudolph Von Preissing | ||
1944 | Hands Across the Border | Brock Danvers | |
1945 | House of Dracula | Dr. Franz Edlemann | Alternative title: The Wolf Man's Cure |
1946 | O.S.S. | Field | |
Canyon Passage | Jack Lestrade | ||
Angel on My Shoulder | Dr. Matt Higgins | ||
1948 | The Creeper | Dr. Jim Bordon | |
Walk a Crooked Mile | Igor Braun | ||
Night Has a Thousand Eyes | Dr. Walters | Credited as Onslow Stevenson | |
The Gallant Blade | Gen. de la Garance | ||
1949 | Life of St. Paul Series | Roman Captain | |
Bomba, the Jungle Boy | George Harland | ||
Red, Hot and Blue | Captain Allen | ||
1950 | Mark of the Gorilla | Prof. Brandt | |
Motor Patrol | Lt. Dearborn | ||
State Penitentiary | Richard Evans | ||
One Too Many | Dr. Foster | ||
Revenue Agent | Sam Bellows | ||
1951 | Sealed Cargo | Cmdr. James McLean | |
Lorna Doone | Counsellor Doone | ||
Sirocco | Emir Hassan | ||
The Hills of Utah | Jayda McQueen | ||
All That I Have | Attorney Palmer | ||
The Family Secret | Judge Geoffrey N. Williams | ||
1952 | The San Francisco Story | Captain Jim Martin | |
Magnificent Adventure | |||
1953 | The Charge at Feather River | Grover Johnson | |
A Lion Is in the Streets | Guy Polli | ||
1954 | Fangs of the Wild | Jim Summers | |
They Rode West | Col. Ethan Waters | ||
Them! | Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien | ||
1955 | New York Confidential | Johnny Achilles | |
1956 | Tribute to a Bad Man | Hearn | |
Outside the Law | Chief Agent Alec Conrad | ||
The Ten Commandments | Lugal | ||
1957 | Kelly and Me | Walter Van Runkel | |
1958 | Lonelyhearts | Mr. Lassiter | |
The Party Crashers | Jim Nickerson | ||
Tarawa Beachhead | General Nathan Keller | ||
The Buccaneer | Phipps - Customs Inspector | ||
1960 | All the Fine Young Cannibals | Joshua Davis | |
1962 | The Couch | Dr. W.L. Janz, M.D. | Final film |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1954 | Waterfront | Capt. Bart Hubbard/Sam Borer | 2 episodes |
1955 | Cheyenne | Judge Culver | 1 episode |
1958 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Major Edward Karn | 1 episode |
1958-1960 | Wagon Train | Jack Hanford/Francis Mason/Col. Daniel Morgan Benedict II/Cass Fleming | 4 episodes |
1959 | Gunsmoke | Sheriff Ben Goddard | 1 episode |
The Deputy | Tom Deaver | 1 episode | |
Bonanza | Flint Johnson | 1 episode | |
1960 | Overland Trail | President Ulysses S. Grant | 1 episode |
Outlaws | John Kyle | 1 episode | |
1960–1961 | The Wonderful World of Disney | General Miles | 2 episodes (Last appearance) |
References[]
- ^ Wagner, Laura (Summer 2015). "Onslow Stevens: Serious Demons". Films of the Golden Age (81): 58–60.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Onslow Stevens, Character Actor". The New York Times. January 6, 1977. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Death of Actor Being Probed". The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. January 6, 1977. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "Onslow Stevens". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
External links[]
- 1902 births
- 1977 deaths
- Male actors from Los Angeles
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American people of British descent
- Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
- Deaths from pneumonia
- Infectious disease deaths in California
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century American singers